Example sentences of "not [v-ing] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 'm not seeing me kid and me husband walk to town in second-hand clothes . |
| 2 | cos it 's not raining I do n't know what I 'm talking about |
| 3 | ‘ You 're not suggesting I turn up like Lady Godiva ? |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I 'm not sayin' I believe it , mind , but I want to know about that happy-birthday message . |
| 5 | Francis added : ‘ The chairman 's main concern is not wanting me to receive a serious injury which might prevent me from managing properly . ’ |
| 6 | I did n't really blame you for not wanting me to come near you , but it was n't a particularly pleasant experience to realise that I 'd put someone I 'd loved through such an appalling time . |
| 7 | When he was not looking I came down and took the car . |
| 8 | When I am not writing I draw . |
| 9 | she 'll get it by hook or by crook , that 's on the , wonder she 's not in jail though for not paying I heard how many time , how much she 's borrowed over Christmas , for at , for , for er , what they call it as well you know er , what they call it Beverley her daughter |
| 10 | It 's not going I think it is . |
| 11 | I was n't playing well for the rest of the team , and that is one of my strengths , because even when I 'm not scoring I know I can contribute . |
| 12 | But that 's it , I 'm not buying I 've got a couple of boxes of chocolates we bought from Tescos did n't we ? |
| 13 | I ju , you 're not sending me to do it ! |
| 14 | ‘ You 're not expecting me to go home and wait till they shoot that boy on Friday ? ’ |
| 15 | I 'm sure sir you 're you 're not expecting me to make a a major contribution to this particular debate , but I felt that your the , various comments have been made around the table which would make it exactly clear where the Department stands on this issue . |
| 16 | I 'm not saying I chose an affair expressly to ward off the 30th birthday blues , but my age and stage contributed more than mere chance . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not saying I lose sleep about it , but the prospect of making a howler in front of millions of people is a worry . |
| 18 | I 'm not saying I condone it , ’ he interpreted her look , ‘ but at the moment maybe it 's all she has to protect her from feelings of inadequacy . ’ |
| 19 | Of course I was not saying I see people elbowed in the face 200 times a week . |
| 20 | Well , I 'm not saying I see it quite like that , I mean , that 's the mythology … ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm not saying I think he 's foolish . |
| 22 | I 'm not saying I suppose it 's better |
| 23 | I mean , I 'm not saying I want us to be living at the top of a tower block on some vandalized estate but there 's more to life than this , I know there is . ’ |
| 24 | I 'm not saying I want to see Morris ' Utopian vision in action exactly as it is , but a lot of his idea is still very inspiring a century after it was written . |
| 25 | ‘ It is always nice to beat Boris although I am not saying I have proved I am a better player , ’ said the 24-year-old Stich . |
| 26 | I 'm not saying I do n't like playing acoustic , mind , but it 's tough sometimes . |
| 27 | I 'm not saying I believe this , and I 'm not saying I do n't , but … |
| 28 | He saw the flicker of doubt in her eyes , and added with a husky laugh , ‘ I 'm not saying I do n't want you . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm not saying I did n't lift my arm and I 'm sorry for the embarrassment it has brought on the club and our supporters . |
| 30 | I 'm not saying I believe this , and I 'm not saying I do n't , but … |